Avid Reader and Geek Girl’s Comments (group member since Oct 22, 2015)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl’s comments from the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon group.

I've finished two book!
which I'd started before the readathon.
And which I read all of! I'm currently working on typing up my updates for that comment.

Susy wrote: "Good luck Avid, hope you're having a great readathon!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the "cat's guide" book; love the title!"

I hope to read it tonight when I'm getting sleepy, as it's an easy read!

Susan wrote: "You’re always so organized with your tracking, and I love the candles as part of the whole experience. !nohtadaeR esreveR yppaH!"

Thanks! Due to a headache, I haven't been able to burn any so far. :(

Hourly check-ins for July 2024
Hour 1 Friday 7-8 pm
Drinks: Cirkul FitSip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: Bavarian creme/chocolate duo fill donut
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 20% of Not A Happy Family

Hour 2 Friday 8-9 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: AMC extra butter bagged popcorn, warmed up
Location: bedroom
Books finished: Not a Happy Family
Pgs/% read: 2% of Not A Happy Family & 7% of The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt

Hour 3 Friday 9-10 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: cheese & mayo wrap
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 9% of The Cleopatras

Hour 4 Friday 10-11 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: -
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 9% of A Talent for Murder


Hours 5 Friday 11 pm -12 am
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: Netflix cinnamon kettle corn
Location: bedroom & living room
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 22% of A Talent for Murder

Hour 6 Saturday 12-1 am
Drinks: plain water
Snacks: -
Location: living room
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 23% of A Talent for Murder

Hour 7 Saturday 1-2 am
Drinks: plain water
Snacks: -
Location: living room
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 9% of A Talent for Murder

Hours 8-14 Saturday 2 -9 am
Sleep TIME!
Location: Bed

Hour 15 Saturday 9-10 am
Drinks: strawberry & apricot flavored RedBull
Snacks: Bavarian creme/chocolate duo fill donut
Location: living room
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 6% of A Talent for Murder

Hour 16 - Saturday 10-11 am
Drinks: Cirkul Horchata cartridge
Snacks: -
Location: living room
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 28% of A Talent for Murder

Hour 17 - Saturday 11 am-12 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: -
Location: living room
Books finished: A Talent for Murder
Pgs/% read: 3% of A Talent for Murder

Hour 18 Saturday 12-1 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor & Soda Shop Pepsi
Snacks: -
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 6% of The Cleopatras

Hour 19 Saturday 1-2 pm
Drinks: -
Snacks: -
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 7% of The Cleopatras

Hour 20 Saturday 2-3 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: Netflix cinnamon kettle corn
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs read: 7% of The Cleopatras

Hour 21 Saturday 3-4 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: Netflix cinnamon kettle corn
Location: living & bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 7% of The Cleopatras

Hour 22 Saturday 4-5 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: -
Location: living room
Books finished:-
Pgs/% read: -

Hour 23 Saturday 5-6 pm
Drinks: Cirkul Fitsip-Star Burst flavor
Snacks: turkey burger
Location: living room
Books finished:-
Pgs/% read: 2% of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

Hour 24 Saturday 6-7 pm
Drinks: ginger ale zero sugar
Snacks: -
Location: living/bed room
Books finished:-
Pgs/% read: -

Extended RAT
Extended RAT Hour 1 Saturday 9-10 pm
Drinks: ginger ale zero sugar
Snacks: Caramel Cookie Crunch Gelato
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 7% of How to Become the Dark Lord

Extended RAT Hour 2 Saturday 10-11 pm
Drinks: water
Snacks: 1/2 a cheese & mayo sandwich
Location: bedroom
Books finished: -
Pgs/% read: 11% of How to Become the Dark Lord

I stopped the extended RAT when I went to bed early, I was tired and burned out.

WRAP UP:
Books finished:


Total Pgs/time read:
22% of Not a Happy Family; 100% of A Talent for Murder; 19% of

Fav snack: Caramel Cookie Crunch Gelato
Fav drink: Redbull
Candles burned: None :( I had a headache

Vavita wrote: "Nice picks!"

Thanks!

Susan wrote: "Looks like you’ve got the most important part — a fun assortment of reading! See you tomorrow"

Thanks! See you then!

Lamilla wrote: "Good variety of books and media! Have a great reading time"

Yeah, I wanted a variety to choose from, I just got The Paradise Problem in on libby so I'm throwing that in there!

Reverse RAT 2024 TBR
TO FINISH:

LIBRARY BOOKS:

AUDIOBOOKS:

AUDIO ARCS:

Susy wrote: "Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "I'm going to try to do the reverse RAT, but I haven't had much energy and haven't been on Social Media as much."

Going to give it a try too but I’ve been having a..."

Thanks! Good luck to you too!

I'm going to try to do the reverse RAT, but I haven't had much energy and haven't been on Social Media as much.

Cynda is healing 2024 wrote: "Glad you had a successful readathon Avid! Laundry and trash (and dishes) are the forever exercises of householders :-)"

Yeah, I've been doing laundry since I was like 12 and every week there's another two loads to do since I also do my mom's, who's my roommate. And then she does the dishes!

Lamilla wrote: "My spaniel says hi to Jedi! Well, now she is sound asleep after our morning walk, but I'm sure she would be happy to meet him )
Once she "read" a hardcover I left unattended, so from that time our ..."

Jedi says hi to your spaniel! Jedi's a very good buy and doesn't chew on books, thankfully!

Lena wrote: "I am just getting too old to make it the full 24 hours without really messing myself up the next few days. So I sleep when I get sleepy. I don't plan out the time, I just deduct it overall from my ..."

I normally read every night so that's my plan for today since I slept in! I don't want to push it and burn out on reading or go into a slump. It's all for fun and enjoyment after all!

Lisa wrote: "I tried to read the entire 24 hours one time. I’m normally a night owl and love staying up all night. But reading the entire time was brutal. And it took days to recover. I always start the ‘thon w..."

I'm also a night owl, I blame a few nights with not great sleep this week for fading early. And I have the same issues with taking a while to recover from pushing myself that hard.

I sleep more and more during the readathon as my mystery chronic illness seems to eb and flow so I've just embraced trying to go with my normal sleep schedule. Which is usually 2-3 am till 9-11 am.

I was enjoying my good sleep on my new mattress this morning too much to get up until almost noon today! Oops!

Kate wrote: "I don't try for 24 hours. My goal is usually 10 but I'm happy with about 8. I just can't concentrate on reading if I'm too tired so I need my sleep!"

Neither do I, I did 24-hrs my first readathon and was useless for an entire week!

Jelena wrote: "I love staying as awake as possible during the night, and I usually manage it with 1-2 power naps. Cold showers, black tea, and avoiding fully lying down in bed really help me. It's also been usefu..."

My brain just can't power nap for some reason. I wake up groggier than when I went to sleep! I hope you were able to make it through!

So, let's talk about sleep! Do you plan sleep time into your readathon and start early or read later? Or are you up the whole 24-hrs? If you're up the whole time how to you do it? And does it affect you for days after?

I'm about to go to sleep. I planned to stay up later but I'm too sleepy. I always sleep for part of the official time but then either start my reading the night before or read more on Sunday. This time I decided to read more on Sunday so I get a full 24-hrs of time to read.

So to all a goodnight! And I'll be updating my thread until tomorrow afternoon, but I won't be reading anymore during the official readathon. See you here tomorrow!

A bit late but

Half-Point Progress Report

1. How many books have you been reading? Have you finished any? Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far? Now I've finished 2! &
2. Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far? Yes! We had wraps from HungryRoot, though the apple fitter from this morning was my fav
3. Have you been participating in any of the activities on our social media (sprints, photo challenges, discussion questions, BINGO, etc.) Does posting discussions count? And then replying to people? I haven't been feeling this readathon as much due to my depression.
4. Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep? No to the getting sleepy. I got up at my normal 9am CDT, and I plan to sleep tonight and then read until at least 1pm tomorrow
5. Have you been outside yet today? Have you had much exercise (besides the heavy lifting required to hold your book)? Yes, to take Jedi potty and go to the laundry room. As for exercise just lugging the laundry back and forth to the laundry room and taking the trash to the dumpster.
6. How is your readathon going, overall? Meh, I got some good reading time in!

Steph wrote: "My husband isn’t much of a reader, but today’s my birthday so he’s been reading graphic novels while I read some historical fiction 🥰 It’s been wonderful!"

That's very sweet of him! And Happy Birthday!

Stephanie wrote: "My dog, Bella, has been keeping me company a lot today. She's been sleeping on my bed while I read."

That's Jedi's favorite place to me, on a bed, ha-ha